Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-23
LITERARY REVIEW.
ST. NICHOLAS.

ST. NICHOLAS.
st. Nicholas for May, comes to us with
its usual charming literary inventory.
The opening article is an installment of
the "Historic Girls" series, by E. S.
Brooks. This time Mr. Brooks has
selected Catarina of Venice, the "Girl
of the Grand Canal" the Daughter
of the Republic" the most famous off
spring of the House of Canaro, the Queen
of Cyprus. The romantic and pathetic
story of the fair Venetian, in the woof
and web of whose life joy and sorrow,
light and darkness, were so singularly
entwined, is well told by Mr.. Brooks.
This "Historic Girls" series is very popu-
lar with the many young readers of St.
Nicholas, and contain much to interest
and amuse readers of more mature
age.
The story of the Spanish-American chill
dren, Juan and Jaunita, by Frances
Courtney Baylor, is continued, and the
young people will again feel an absorbing
interest in the fortunes of the little wan
derers and their magnificent dog, Amigo.
James Otis resumes that serial SO
fascinating to children, " "Jenny's
Boarding House." and carries the
small inmates of the boarding
house through some stirring and pa
thetic scenes.
can Only Daughter" by Nora Perry,
is candidate for youthful favor which
must score success.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop contributes
"Linda's Portrait" /" pretty pen picture
of happy domestic life.
winning Commission" by George
l. Putnam, is tale that should stir the
hearts, land excite the emulation OF all
boys.
Hope Howard tells the story of the
"Dolls' Hospitals, - situated in far-away
Saxony. The German Fatherland is
really the doll country, and when man.
ma or grown-up sister reads to the little
girls OF the home freside what Miss
Edwards says of the care taken there of
invalid dolls, the little ones will laugh
with delight. ga Rainy Day in Central
Park" is by Alice Wellington Rollins,
and shows how good children can enjoy
bad weather.
General Adam Badeau writes the st.
Nicholas a very readable account of
"Sherman's March to the Sea-" and the
boy who has hankerings after the "pomp
and circumstance of glorious war;" will
be satisfied. The st. Nicholas
"Dog Stories" are continued and
in this May number, various writer's talk
of various dogs. Miss Clara Thaxter
tells of "Polite Dogs" and OF dog that
was 'Friend in Need" Mr.. Louis
Sajat has tale of a wonderful canine
called "Twinble, to which is prefxed the
legend, ga True Story" The announce
ment is not as ominous as 1t looks,
however, for the story is really
interesting. Mr.. M. E. Bradley
has some pleasant rhymes about
dog evolved from the canine long ago,
and known to the Nineteenth Century as
"Old Dan."
Mr.. E. P. Roe enlarges upon "a Dog
That Helda Grudge." We did not have
time to fully investigate the surly canine
particulars given by Mr.. Roe, but we
presume the grudge spoken of was
against bone, and doubtless this i'll
conducted dog "fed fat the ancient
grudge."
Mr.. Palmer Cox has some lines of
meretorious jingle with "The Brownies
Canoeing" for subject and inspiration,
and a poetic gem of Frank Dempster
Sherman, is entitled "May." Joel
Stacy delights the little folks with de-
scription in verse of a juvenile "Fancy
Dress Ball." and through the happy
medium of Jane Ellis Joy, April ap-
peals to May in mingled smiles and
tears.
Mary L. Branch POLITICALLY gilds
positive Engagement" and Mr.. NJ. D.
Fenner rhymes about the popular theme,
"Fair Weather"
Miss Mary E. Wilkins writes ''Wanted, |
A Map" pretty demand in verse for
of Fairy Land.
"The Huge Hippocamp" is poetical ef-
fort that can only explain itself ,and birds
and Boys" by Mary Bradley, we are
happy to say, does not deal with rifed
nests, and broken eggs.
ga Bedtime Song" by Lillian
Dynoyer Rice carries with it an apropos
soothing melody, and will be as much
by parents, as it will be ad-
nired by the children.
There is a fine Mother Goose illus
ration. is which noble Chanticleer ap-
pears, and Cock-a-doodle-doo, awakes
he morning echoes for st. Nicholas.
st. Nicholas is treat.
THE Epoch of April 18th contains a